On additivity of local entropy under flat extensions

Abstract

Let $f\colon(R,\mathfrak{m})\rightarrow S$ be a local homomorphism of Noetherian local rings. Consider two endomorphisms \textit{of finite length} (i.e., with zero-dimensional closed fibers) $\varphi\colon R\rightarrow R$ and $\psi\colon S\rightarrow S$, satisfying $\psi\circ f=f\circ\varphi$. Then $\psi$ induces a finite length endomorphism $\overline{\psi}\colon S/f(\mathfrak{m})S\rightarrow S/f(\mathfrak{m})S$. When $f$ is flat, under the assumption that $S$ is Cohen-Macaulay we prove an additivity formula: $h_{\mathrm{loc}}(\psi)=h_{\mathrm{loc}}(\varphi)+h_{\mathrm{loc}}(\overline{\psi})$ for \textit{local entropy}.